We are consuming our planet's finite natural resources at an alarming rate. While digitalization continues to disrupt entire industrial and societal ecosystems, leaders and policymakers urge us to investigate how digital technologies can help support development on the path to a more sustainable, carbon neutral society. In this keynote speech, Daryl presents insights from his current research on the digitalization of manufacturing – in which the combination of lean thinking with digital technologies promises to support the transition to a waste-free future.